How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $56,790 and the 90th percentile is $105,690. The difference is $48,900, which is 61.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $67,660 to the 75th at $85,660, covers $18,000.

The mean annual wage is $80,420, which sits above the median of $79,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 25.5% lower than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,757, which is 19.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% higher than the Tennessee median of $74,770.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 92.179, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $85,757 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 4th of 14 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Jonesboro, AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $66,290 and employment of 70. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,193, against $85,757 here.
• Jackson, TN is 74 miles away, with a median of $67,300 and employment of 240. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,693, against $85,757 here.
• Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 120 miles away, with a median of $60,610 and employment of 60. That median is 23.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,460, against $85,757 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (940 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.55 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.